7. Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX
Per Capita Personal Income: $54,346
U.S. Rank: 27
GDP: $503,311 millions
U.S. Rank: 4
Huston has been getting some major praises for its economy in the past couple of years. For example, U.S. Bureau of Statistics has labeled it as the number one city for creating jobs in the United States. It’s number 7 on our list of the America’s 25 richest cities. Those jobs are being regularly created in the energy industry, which represents the backbone of Huston’s economy.